Mr. Chair, I would like to ask the hon. member for Central Nova a question about the Northeast Nova drug section. The Northeast Nova drug section serves his area and my area. Also, the Premier of Nova Scotia lives in the same area that is served by this section.
There has been speculation that the RCMP will be cancelling the Northeast Nova drug section. The member for Central Nova has objected to this and has spoken out against it many times, as have I and many others. We totally oppose this because of the risk it would place on the communities in northern Nova Scotia.
I would like the member to give his perspective on this as a former crown prosecutor and someone who has been recently working very closely with the RCMP on several issues. I wonder if he could give us his point of view on the damage that could result from the cancellation of the Northeast Nova drug section.